Today, I was at work handling the cash register. It wasn't working correctly, so I apologized to the woman I was waiting on for the delay and explained, "The cash register's being a little retarded today." Then I noticed her clearly "special" adult son standing behind her. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was ringing a lady up at the register. I noticed her son was doing the peepee dance, so I rushed the payment process up and handed her the receipt. The little boy said "Mommy" and the mom looked down, then back up at me saying, "Your problem now" and walked out. The boy had pissed on the floor. FML
Today, a woman came up to my cash register, where I was struggling with the cash, and asked if we took cash. FML
Today, at my job as a cashier, a man and his 3-year old son got in line. The father said, "Give this to the pretty lady," looking at me. The kid looks at me, looks at his dad, and walks over to the next cashier. FML
Today, my 17-year-old employee accidentally called me "Dad". We all got a good laugh from it and went on with our days. Later, after getting her some coins for her cash drawer, she playfully said, "Thanks, Daddy." The customer she was serving? My wife. FML
Today, at work, I had a customer accuse me of taking the giftcard I had issued her for her return, after spending 15 minutes trying to fix her screwed up transaction. She began to yell, and follow me around the store. Security had to intervene and I had to be locked in an office until she left. FML
Today, I was working at my job as a cashier, checking out an elderly woman's groceries. She was very nice, and we chatted for a couple minutes. Once she had paid, she leaned close to me and said, very politely, "I'm so so sorry that I mistook you for a girl at first, young man." I AM a girl. FML
Today, I was cashier at work. The line came to a stop, but there was still people there. I kept saying next, but no one moved. I finally looked over the counter where there was a lady who had been standing there the whole time. She was a midget. FML
Today, at my work, I was ringing though a kid's purchase. I try to be friendly with the kids and when he handed me his cash I said "Thank you, sir!" in a playful manner. He then turns to his mom and says "Mom, why does everyone think I am a boy?". FML
Today, I went to the bank to deposit the cash I made waiting tables. While the teller was counting, I apologized for having so many small bills. She said "It's OK honey, I helped another one of your kind just the other day. You're lucky we take your dirty money." She thought I was a stripper. FML
Today, I went to the bank to deposit the cash I made waiting tables. While the teller was counting, I apologized for having so many small bills and she said "It's OK honey, I helped another one of your kind just the other day. You're lucky we take your dirty money." She thought I was a stripper. FML
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nuggetmonster 12
Expand your vocabulary and learn better adjectives. Problem solved.
spazticechidna 2
Haha, you are such a dick. People need to stop using retarded as an insult, it's so rude. YDI.
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FiberOptometrist 0
Just don't be tardy for work...
pyromania21 0
point and say yah something like that Jkjk
humorizer 14
retarded: "incapable of functioning properly" Nothing wrong with saying that. Don't let the politically correct folks take over our language!
nuggetmonster 12
Expand your vocabulary and learn better adjectives. Problem solved.
geon_olam 17
well technically, she used the word "retarded" as its original definition, although i doubt she meant it that way. it would be like referring to a female dog as a bitch or a log of wood as a ******. society changed the meanings of the words, or applied them only to specific cases, but the original definition is still a valid one.
nuggetmonster 12
You make a valid point.
HaraAishi 8
Though not a word I would use in that situation, people in general need to stop being so sensitive. It's a ******* word. Unless someone is throwing a brick, stop being so sensitive over words like gay, retarded... etc. I'm getting sick of all this political correct bullshit. That's my rant. Feel free to thumb it down. I don't care.
obviousboy 8
Nugget monster, that's a retarded idea.
saussbauss 0
@52 Re-tard-ed: Occurring or developing later than desired or expected; delayed. I don't know about you, but I would say that the cash register was delayed. Now please, STFU or GTFO.
kingnothing607 3
I agree completely #62. Words change meaning all the time, and are used for a variety of reasons. The context in which it was said should be more important than the actual word that was used. Just like gay, and ******, retarded had a different meaning. "According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first record of the usage of the word "retard" is from circa 1489. At that point in time, that word meant to keep back, hinder, or impede." I am not justifying OP's use of the word, because at a job as a cashier (I used to be a cashier) you should really be more careful about what you say, because you know nothing of the people you are ringing out, but using a word, such as retard, or even gay or ******, it not a horrible thing. It all depends on the context. I am gay, and my room mate (straight guy) and I are very close, play video games (mostly call of duty online), and when people are kicking our ass or being frustrating, he will be "uh what a ******!" But I know he doesnt mean it as he loves gay people, I mean he lives with two of them. Just saying...context is more important than the words.
spazticechidna 2
Haha, you are such a dick. People need to stop using retarded as an insult, it's so rude. YDI.
DjeePee 25
But is it really wrong to insult a bad-working machine? Not that I think it's appropriate to say that to an unknown customer, but I don't see OP as being a dick.
youngsofly 13
Retardedretardedretardedretarded, my favourite word :)
iamyourgod 3
She use it correctly. The cash register was retarded, where as the person was mentally retarded. People just seem to learn that mentally needs to be there for it to refer to mental handicaps.
rulezdunmatter 12
Seriously? A period? Nothing else?
Luciens19 0
Just tell her you said it as 'ruh-tarted' then your in the clear. No harm, no foul.
rulezdunmatter 12
And what's that supposed to mean?
blazingdaily 3
I think you mean *you're And out of curiosity, what does 'ruhtarted' mean?
IntenseGas 0
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masterriven 2
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
I don't see how retard is an offensive word to someone with a physical or mental handicap. You aren't saying they are retarded, your saying the cash register is.
jkmartinjk 16
But the person IS retarded. Literally. So now they are compared to a cash register, and I'm sure that felt great... Btw, *you're
iamyourgod 3
24 - The cash register IS retarded, literally. The person's mental development is retarded, literally. The person is not retarded, he is mentally retarded.
xSorry_fml 10
Hopefully you washed your feet that morning so when you put one in your mouth it did not taste bad.
iamnotastatistic 1
Damn....... just damn.
Sinamoi 18
Words you shouldn't say in public; this is one of them.